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Title: The Migration to America


1
The Migration to America
  • Who, When, Why??

2
Asian Migration
  • Scientists believe that people from Asia crossed
    over a land bridge connecting _________
    __________.
  • This land bridge is known as Beringia.
  • Why would people fight extreme weather to cross
    into a land of uncertainty???
  • They were nomads (people who continually moved
    from place to place).
  • They wanted food (they lived by hunting large
    animals).
  • The draw of uncertainty (ex a door that is
    barely open).

3
Early Civilizations of Mesoamerica
  • Native Americans are thought to be descendants of
    these Asian nomads.
  • One major development would distinguish Native
    Americans though
  • The Agricultural Revolution the time period in
    which early Americans learned to plant and raise
    crops.
  • Crops such as maize
  • Along with other crops such
  • as pumpkins, peppers, squash,
  • and beans.
  •   

4
What is a civilization?
  • A highly organized society that is characterized
    by.
  • Trade
  • Government
  • The Arts
  • Science
  • Usually a written language
  • Are we a part of a civilization??? What would be
    the facts a history textbook would say about us
    as a state? A country? A world?

5
Mesoamerican Civilizations
  • Olmec - first civilization in America.
  • Mayan developed complex calendars based on the
    stars and often went to war.
  • Toltec master architects.
  • Aztec built Tenochtitlan in 1325 (present day
    Mexico City) and built a great empire by
    conquering other enemies.
  • Why did so many civilizations rise up during this
    time?
  • Agriculture Permanent Villages Emergence of
    Civilizations

6
North American Cultures
  • Agriculture first spread to the American
    Southwest and then up the Mississippi River.
  • Hohokam built a civilization in what is now
    Arizona and created an elaborate system of
    irrigation canals.
  • Anasazi civilization at present day four
    corners (which states??) and the first multi
    storied buildings called pueblos.

7
North American Cultures
  • Adena built huge mounds across the Ohio River
    Valley.
  • Mississippians great builders whose culture
    covered much of the central plains and Midwest.

8
The Big Idea
  • Migration to America came from many directions
    including from Asia in the northwest.
  • Civilizations are defined by 5 major
    characteristics..what are they?
  • The importance of the Agricultural Revolution.
  • All of the civilizations in Meso and North
    America made great contributions to the future.
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